Sunday, September 27, 2009

How do I read? tips by AGS Publishing

Strategies:
Before beginning reading:
  • read the selection's title
  • look at the pictures and other visuals
  • read the background material that may be provided
  • predict what you think the selection is goin gto be about
  • ask yourself questions about the material
As you read:
  • Think about the predictions that you made before reading.  Were you right?
  • Make new predictions as you read
  • Read the notes in teh side columns (if provided).
  • Think of people or events in your own life that are similar to those described.
  • Reread sentences or paragraphs that you don't understand.
  • Refer to a dictionary if you don't know words
  • In a notebook or on notecards, record definitions of words that you do not know.
After you read:
  • Think about the quesitons that you asked yourself before you read.  Were your answers to these questions right?
  • Reread interesting or difficult parts of the selection
  • Paraphrase what you read
  • use graphic organizers to help you organize and remember information

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